U.S. patent application number 10/192375 was filed with the patent office on 2004-01-15 for wine bottle label memento.
Invention is credited to Maliszewski, Chester Paul, Maliszewski, Diane Shea, Maliszewski, Gerald William, Mersten, Christine Blubaugh.
Application Number | 20040007557 10/192375 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 30114336 |
Filed Date | 2004-01-15 |
United States Patent
Application |
20040007557 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Maliszewski, Diane Shea ; et
al. |
January 15, 2004 |
Wine bottle label memento
Abstract
A system and method are provided for a product memento that is
detachable from a product such as a bottle. The memento provides a
convenient means of saving and storing product information that
helps the user find and purchase an equivalent bottle of the
desired product at a later date. The bottle memento system
comprises a wine bottle (for example), a label affixed to the wine
bottle, and a detachable memento affixed overlying the wine bottle.
The memento is used to identify the wine bottle. In some aspects
the memento is a detachable portion of the label. In other aspects,
the memento is affixed directly to the bottle as an auxiliary
label. The memento can include such information as the vintager,
vintage, type of wine, type of grape, growing region, location of
vintager, awards, price, barcode, reviews, coupons, or
distributor.
Inventors: |
Maliszewski, Diane Shea;
(San Diego, CA) ; Maliszewski, Chester Paul;
(Buffalo, NY) ; Mersten, Christine Blubaugh; (San
Diego, CA) ; Maliszewski, Gerald William; (San Diego,
CA) |
Correspondence
Address: |
LAW OFFICE OF GERALD MALISZEWSKI
P.O. BOX 270829
SAN DIEGO
CA
92198-2829
US
|
Family ID: |
30114336 |
Appl. No.: |
10/192375 |
Filed: |
July 10, 2002 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
215/365 ;
156/277; 215/386; 40/638 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65C 7/00 20130101; B65C
9/20 20130101; B65C 9/46 20130101; B65C 3/06 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
215/365 ;
156/277; 40/638; 215/386 |
International
Class: |
B65C 003/26 |
Claims
We claim:
1. A bottle memento system comprising: a bottle having an exterior
surface; a label having an interior surface affixed to the exterior
surface of the bottle; and, a detachable memento having an interior
surface affixed overlying the exterior surface of the bottle, to
memorialize the bottle.
2. The system of claim 1 wherein the memento is a detachable
portion of the label.
3. The system of claim 1 wherein the label has an exterior surface;
and, wherein the memento interior surface is affixed to the
exterior surface of the label.
4. The system of claim 3 further comprising: an adhesive attached
to the memento interior surface.
5. The system of claim 3 further comprising: an adhesive attached
to the label exterior surface underlying the memento interior
surface.
6. The system of claim 1 wherein the label and memento are made
from paper.
7. The system of claim 1 wherein the memento is made from a
metallic foil.
8. The system of claim 1 wherein the label includes a glossy
attachment area; and, wherein the memento interior surface is
affixed to the label glossy attachment area.
9. The system of claim 1 further comprising: an adhesive attached
to the memento interior surface.
10. The system of claim 1 further comprising: an adhesive attached
to the bottle exterior surface underlying the memento interior
surface.
11. The system of claim 1 wherein the bottle is a wine bottle; and,
wherein the memento has an exterior surface with markings selected
from the group including vintager, vintage, type of wine, type of
grape, growing region, location of vintager, awards, price,
barcode, reviews, coupons, and distributor.
12. The system of claim 1 wherein the memento has an exterior
surface with markings selected from the group including
manufacturer, product name, sales promotion information, and lot
number.
13. The system of claim 1 further comprising: an auxiliary label
having an interior surface, affixed overlying the exterior surface
of the bottle, and an exterior surface; and, wherein the memento
interior surface is affixed to the exterior surface of the
auxiliary label.
14. The system of claim 1 wherein the memento includes a pull-tab
handle to grasp when detaching the memento from the bottle.
15. The system of claim 1 wherein the memento is the label; and,
wherein the label is detachable.
16. A wine bottle memento system comprising: a wine bottle having
an exterior surface; a label having an interior surface affixed to
the exterior surface of the wine bottle; and, a detachable memento
having an interior surface affixed overlying the exterior surface
of the wine bottle, to memorialize the wine bottle.
17. A product memento system comprising: a product having an
exterior surface; and, a detachable memento having an interior
surface affixed overlying the exterior surface of the product, to
memorialize the product.
18. A bottle memento system comprising: bottle having an exterior
surface; and, a detachable memento tag to memorialize the
bottle.
19. The system of claim 18 wherein the memento tag includes an
interior surface; and; the system further comprising: an adhesive
attaching at least a portion of the memento tag to the bottle
exterior surface.
20. The system of claim 18 further comprising: a link selected from
the group including string, ribbon, and elastic having a first end
attached to the tag and a second end attached to the bottle
exterior surface.
21. The system of claim 18 wherein the bottle is a wine bottle;
and, wherein the memento tag has an exterior surface with markings
selected from the group including vintager, vintage, type of wine,
type of grape, growing region, location of vintager, awards, price,
barcode, reviews, coupons, and distributor.
22. The system of claim 18 wherein the memento tag has an exterior
surface with markings selected from the group including
manufacturer, product name, sales promotion information, and lot
number.
23. The system of claim 18 wherein the memento tag is a semi-rigid
material.
24. A method for memorializing a bottle label, the method
comprising: affixing a memento overlying the exterior surface of a
bottle; and, presenting the memento for detachment from the
bottle.
25. The method of claim 24 wherein affixing the memento includes
affixing a label, including the memento, to the exterior surface of
the bottle; and, wherein presenting the memento for detachment
includes presenting the memento for detachment from the label.
26. The method of claim 25 wherein affixing the memento includes:
affixing the label to the exterior surface of the bottle; and,
affixing the memento to an exterior surface of the label.
27. The method of claim 26 further comprising: attaching an
adhesive to an interior surface of the memento interfacing the
label exterior surface.
28. The method of claim 26 further comprising: attaching an
adhesive to the exterior surface of the label interfacing an
interior surface of the label.
29. The method of claim 24 wherein affixing a memento overlying the
exterior surface of a bottle includes: attaching an adhesive to an
interior surface of the memento; and, affixing the memento to an
exterior surface of the bottle.
30. The method of claim 24 wherein affixing a memento overlying the
exterior surface of a bottle includes: attaching an adhesive to the
exterior surface of the bottle; and, affixing the memento to the
exterior surface of the bottle with the adhesive.
31. The method of claim 24 in which the bottle is a wine bottle;
and, the method further comprising: marking an exterior surface of
the memento with markings selected from the group including
vintager, vintage, type of wine, type of grape, growing region,
location of vintager, awards, price, barcode, reviews, coupons, and
distributor.
32. The method of claim 24 further comprising: marking an exterior
surface of the memento with markings selected from the group
including manufacturer, product name, sales promotion information,
and lot number.
33. The method of claim 24 further comprising: detaching the
memento; and, using the detached memento for subsequent
identification of the wine bottle label.
34. The method of claim 24 wherein presenting the memento for
detachment from the wine bottle includes: forming a pull-tab handle
attached to the memento; and, presenting the pull-tab for detaching
the memento from the bottle.
35. The method of claim 24 wherein affixing the memento includes
using adhesive to attach a least a portion of a memento tag to the
exterior surface of the bottle.
36. The method of claim 24 wherein affixing the memento includes;
attaching a link selected from the group including string, ribbon,
and elastic to a semi-rigid memento tag; and, attaching the link to
a bottle exterior surface.
37. The method of claim 24 wherein affixing the memento includes
affixing an auxiliary label, including the memento, to the exterior
surface of the bottle; and, wherein presenting the memento for
detachment includes presenting the memento for detachment from the
auxiliary label.
38. A wine bottle memento comprising: a detachable memento having
an interior surface affixed overlying an exterior surface of a wine
bottle; and, wherein the memento is used to subsequently identify
the wine bottle.
39. The memento of claim 38 further comprising: a label having an
interior surface affixed to the exterior surface of the wine
bottle; and, wherein the memento is a detachable portion of the
label.
40. The memento of claim 38 further comprising: a label having an
interior surface, affixed to the exterior surface of the wine
bottle, and an exterior surface; and, wherein the memento interior
surface is affixed to the exterior surface of the label.
41. The memento of claim 40 further comprising: an adhesive
attached to the memento interior surface.
42. The memento of claim 40 further comprising: an adhesive
attached to the label exterior surface underlying the memento
interior surface.
43. The memento of claim 40 wherein the label includes an exterior
surface glossy attachment area; and, wherein the memento interior
surface is affixed to the label glossy attachment area.
44. The memento of claim 40 wherein the memento is the label.
45. The memento of claim 38 further comprising: an adhesive
attached to the memento interior surface.
46. The memento of claim 38 further comprising: an adhesive
attached to the bottle exterior surface underlying the memento
interior surface.
47. The memento of claim 38 wherein the memento has an exterior
surface with markings selected from the group including vintager,
vintage, type of wine, type of grape, growing region, location of
vintager, awards, price, barcode, reviews, coupons, and
distributor.
48. The memento of claim 38 wherein the memento has an exterior
surface with markings selected from the group including
manufacturer, product name, sales promotion information, and lot
number.
49. The memento of claim 38 further comprising: a pull-tab handle
for grasping when detaching the memento from the wine bottle.
50. The memento of claim 38 wherein the memento is made of
paper.
51. The memento of claim 38 wherein the memento is made of a
metallic foil.
52. The memento of claim 38 wherein the memento is a tag.
53. The memento of claim 52 wherein the memento tag includes an
interior surface; and; the memento further comprising: an adhesive
attaching at least a portion of the memento tag to a bottle
exterior surface.
54. The memento of claim 53 further comprising: a link selected
from the group including string, ribbon, and elastic having a first
end attached to the memento tag and a second end attached to a
bottle exterior surface.
55. The memento of claim 52 wherein the memento tag is a semi-rigid
material.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] This invention generally relates to product marking and
identification and, more particularly, to a system and method for
creating a memento to remember a packaged product, or packaged
product label.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] How many times have you gone to a restaurant and enjoyed a
good bottle of wine whose name you couldn't remember the next day
(regardless of how many glasses you had)? Perhaps it was a wine not
featured in the local shops you frequent, or perhaps it was made
from a type of grape unfamiliar to you. To make things worse, many
good wines have pesky foreign names that are so hard to remember or
even pronounce.
[0005] It is possible to take the bottle home with you, but walking
out of a restaurant with an empty bottle can be embarrassing.
Further, the empty bottle can be difficult to explain to the
Highway Patrol if you are stopped on the way home. It is possible
to remove the label. However, scrapping the label from the bottle
rarely works, and soaking the label off requires cooperation from
the waiter, and so increases the size of the expected tip. Further,
what does one do with a wet label? Critical information can be
copied from the label. However, even if a pen (or eyebrow liner
pencil) can be found, one must still find a decent piece of paper,
or remember to transcribe the information from their palm before
washing.
[0006] It would be advantageous if there were an easy way to
remember the critical information from a product, such as a wine
bottle, to enable one to purchase the same type of product at a
later date.
[0007] It would be advantageous if a wine bottle included a memento
with some of the information from the wine bottle label.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0008] A system and method are provided for a package memento that
is detachable from a packaged product such as a bottle of wine. The
memento provides a convenient means of saving and storing product
information that helps the user find and purchase an equivalent
bottle of the desired product at a later date.
[0009] Accordingly, a product memento system is provided that
comprises a wine bottle (for example), a label affixed to the wine
bottle, and a detachable memento affixed overlying the wine bottle.
The memento is used to identify the wine bottle. In some aspects
the memento is a detachable portion of the label. In other aspects,
the memento is affixed directly to the bottle as an auxiliary
label. Alternately, the memento can be a tag. The memento can
include such information as the vintager, vintage, type of wine,
type of grape, growing region, location of vintager, awards, price,
barcode, reviews, coupons, or distributor.
[0010] Additional details of the system, a memento, and a method
for remembering information from a wine bottle label are provided
below.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0011] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention
product memento system.
[0012] FIG. 2 is a more detailed depiction of the label and memento
of FIG. 1.
[0013] FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of another
variation of the label and memento of FIGS. 1 and 2.
[0014] FIG. 4 is a perspective view featuring a variation of the
present invention product memento system.
[0015] FIG. 5 is a perspective drawing illustrating details of the
memento depicted in FIG. 4.
[0016] FIGS. 6a through 6c are perspective views featuring the
present invention bottle memento tag variation.
[0017] FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating the present invention
method for memorializing a product label.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0018] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention
product memento system. The system 100 comprises a product 102
having an exterior surface 104. The product can be a bottle or a
can for example, but the invention is not limited to any particular
product type, material, or shape. However, for simplicity, the
product will be described hereafter as a bottle. The bottle 102 can
be a wine bottle for example, however, the present invention system
can also be used to memorialize other types of bottled products
such as water or condiments. A label 106, having an interior
surface (not shown), is affixed to the exterior surface 104 of the
bottle 102. A detachable memento 108 has an interior surface (not
shown) affixed overlying the exterior surface 104 of the bottle
102. The memento 108 is used to identify, remember, or memorialize
the bottle 102. More specifically, the memento 108 is used to
identify the label 106, which in turn permits a user to identify a
specific type of bottled product. As shown, the memento 108 is a
detachable portion of the label 106.
[0019] FIG. 2 is a more detailed depiction of the label 106 and
memento 108 of FIG. 1. The memento 108 has an exterior surface 110
with markings such as vintager, vintage, type of wine, type of
grape, growing region, location of vintager, awards, price,
barcode, reviews, and/or distributor. The memento can also act as a
form of coupon. For example, a coupon permitting the coupon holder
to purchase a similar product at a reduced rate. When the product
is other than wine, more generic identifying markings such as
manufacturer, lot number, sales promotion information, or the
product name can be included on the memento surface. In other
aspects, the memento exterior surface 110 is completely or
partially blank so that the customer, distributor, vintager,
restaurateur, or retailer can add information to the memento.
[0020] The label 106 has an exterior surface 200. The memento 108
interior surface (not shown) is affixed to the exterior surface 200
of the label 106. In some aspects of the system, an adhesive (not
shown) is attached to the memento interior surface. This adhesive
is used to adhere the memento 108 to the label 106, until detached.
Alternately, the adhesive is attached to the label exterior surface
200, in area 202, underlying the memento interior surface.
[0021] There are many conventional label-attaching adhesives that
can be used to adhere the memento 108 to the label 106 in a
detachable way. In some aspects, both the label 106 and the memento
108 are paper. In other aspects, the memento 108 is a metallic
foil. The adhesive initially attached to the memento 108, or the
residue adhesive remaining on the memento 108 can be used to adhere
the memento 108 to a sheet of notebook paper (not shown), for
example, when detached from the label. Alternately, no adhesive
residue remains on the memento interior surface, so that the
memento 108 can be stored in a wallet (not shown), for example,
without sticking to other items in the wallet.
[0022] FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of another
variation of the label 106 and memento 108 of FIGS. 1 and 2. In
this aspect, attachment area 202 of the label surface is glossy or
relatively slick, so that a paper memento interior surface 300 can
be easily removed without sticking to the label 106. The glossy
area may be part of a layer 302 completely underlying the label
106, as shown. In other aspects not shown, the glossy area may be
limited to just the area 202 underlying the memento 108. In these
aspects, the memento 108 would resemble a conventional peel-off
return address label or address label of the type that is stuck to
an envelope after peeling. The detached memento 108 remains
adhesive, to stick in a notebook or day planner for example (not
shown), in some aspects. Alternately, the detached memento 108 is
not sticky.
[0023] With respect to FIGS. 2 and 3, in some aspects of the
system, the label 106 and memento 108 are the same. That is, the
entire label 106, or at least the part of the label 106 including
the significant information, can be removed as the memento 108.
Alternately, the label 106 and memento 108 are formed from a common
sheet of paper that can be torn into separate memento 108 and label
106 sections. In some aspects, a starter string (not shown),
underlying the label 106, is pulled to split the memento 108 from
the portion of the label 106 remaining affixed to the bottle.
[0024] FIG. 4 is a perspective view featuring a variation of the
present invention product memento system 100. The memento 108 is
not attached to the label 106, but is directly affixed to the
bottle exterior surface 104. An adhesive can be attached to the
memento interior surface (not shown), or to the bottle exterior
surface 104 underlying the memento interior surface. As above, the
memento 108 can be paper or metallic foil, to name but a few
conventional label materials. The adhesive initially attached to
the memento 108, or the residue adhesive remaining on the memento
108, can be used to reattach the memento 108 to another sheet of
paper (not shown), for example. Alternately, in other aspects,
minimal adhesive residue remains on the memento interior surface,
so that the memento 108 can be stored in a wallet, pocket, or purse
(not shown) for example.
[0025] FIG. 5 is a perspective drawing illustrating details of the
memento 108 depicted in FIG. 4. This variation includes an
auxiliary label 500 having an interior surface (not shown), affixed
overlying the exterior surface of the bottle (see FIG. 4). The
auxiliary label 500 has an exterior surface 502. The memento
interior surface (not shown) is affixed to the exterior surface 502
of the auxiliary label 500. This variation of the invention permits
the label design to remain independent of the memento. In this
manner a famous, well-recognized label design need not be changed,
even when a memento auxiliary label 500 is added to the bottle.
Further, an independent auxiliary label permits the auxiliary label
memento to be selectively added. For example, the auxiliary label
memento can be added to only the bottles shipped to the United
States. Additionally, an auxiliary label memento can be added after
shipment from the manufacturer, by a distributor for example.
[0026] As above, the auxiliary label 500 and the memento 108 can
both be paper, or the memento 108 can be a metallic foil overlying
a label of either paper or foil. In other aspects, the auxiliary
label 500 includes a glossy attachment area such as shown in FIG. 3
and described above.
[0027] Returning to FIG. 4, in some aspects of the system 100, the
memento 108 includes a pull-tab handle 400 to grasp when detaching
the memento 108 from the wine bottle 102. Note that the pull-tab
can also be used in the other variations of the inventions depicted
in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, and 5. The memento 108 can be detached by using
the pull-tab to pull the memento 108 from the bottle 102 (FIG. 4),
from the auxiliary label as explained in the description of FIG. 5,
or from the (primary) label 106 as explained in the descriptions of
FIGS. 1, 2, and 3. Many convention pull-tab mechanisms are known in
the art that would be applicable for use with the present
invention. Other well-known detachment mechanisms (not shown) that
could alternately be used to detach the memento from either the
bottle or a label include perforations, rounded corners or edges,
or a pull-string to tear a connecting paper bridge.
[0028] FIGS. 6a through 6c are perspective views featuring the
present invention bottle memento tag variation. The memento 600 is
substantially as explained above, with the difference that is a
detachable memento tag. The tag material can be thin, such as
paper, or semi-rigid and made from a material such as thick paper,
cardboard, or plastic to name a few examples of tag materials. The
invention can be enabled with any conventional tag material.
[0029] As seen in FIG. 6b, an adhesive (not shown) is used to
attach at least a portion of the memento tag 600 to the bottle
exterior surface 104. As above, the adhesive can be any convention
adhesive, or even wax.
[0030] As seen in FIG. 6a, a link 602 has a first end attached to
the tag 600 and a second end attached to the bottle exterior
surface 104 neck. In FIG. 6c, the link is attached to the bottle
exterior surface 104 at the body of the bottle. The link can be a
string of any convention material such as hemp, fiber, or plastic,
see FIG. 6b. Alternately, the link 602 can be a ribbon of
cloth-like material or even paper, see FIG. 6c. The invention is
not limited to any particular link material. In some aspects, the
link 602 is formed from the same material as the tag.
[0031] In other aspects, the link 602 is attached to the tag
through a hole in the tag, or an eyelet. The link 602 can be
attached with a conventional adhesive or wax. In some aspects, the
link 602 is formed as a loop that girds either the neck or body of
the bottle 102. The loop can be press-fit around the bottle 102, or
tied. In another aspect, the link 602 is an elastic material, like
a rubber band for example, that flexibly girds the bottle 102 for
attachment.
[0032] FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating the present invention
method for memorializing a product label. This method generally
corresponds to FIGS. 1 through 6c. Although the method is depicted
as a sequence of numbered steps for clarity, no order should be
inferred from the numbering unless explicitly stated. It should be
understood that some of these steps may be skipped, performed in
parallel, or performed without the requirement of maintaining a
strict order of sequence. The method starts at Step 700. Step 704
affixes a memento overlying the exterior surface of a bottle. Step
706 presents the memento for detachment from the bottle. In some
aspects of the method, affixing the memento in Step 704 includes
affixing a label, including the memento, to the exterior surface of
the bottle. Then, presenting the memento for detachment in Step 706
includes presenting the memento for detachment from the label. Step
708 detaches the memento. Step 710 uses the detached memento for
subsequent identification of the bottle label.
[0033] Alternately, affixing the memento in Step 704 includes
affixing the label to the exterior surface of the bottle, and
affixing the memento to an exterior surface of the label. In some
aspects a further step, Step 702, attaches an adhesive to an
interior surface of the memento interfacing the label exterior
surface. Alternately, Step 702 attaches an adhesive to the exterior
surface of the label interfacing an interior surface of the
label.
[0034] In some aspects of the method, affixing a memento overlying
the exterior surface of a bottle in Step 704 includes attaching an
adhesive to an interior surface of the memento, and affixing the
memento to an exterior surface of the bottle.
[0035] In other aspects, affixing a memento overlying the exterior
surface of a bottle in Step 704 includes attaching an adhesive to
the exterior surface of the bottle, and affixing the memento to
exterior surface of the bottle with the adhesive.
[0036] In some aspects of the method, a further step, Step 701,
marks an exterior surface of the memento with markings such as
manufacturer, product name, sales promotion information, and lot
number. If the bottle is a wine bottle, Step 701 marks an exterior
surface of the memento with markings such as the vintager, vintage,
type of wine, type of grape, growing region, location of vintager,
awards, price, barcode, reviews, coupons, or distributor.
[0037] In some aspects, presenting the memento for detachment from
the wine bottle in Step 706 includes substeps (not shown). Step
706a forms a pull-tab handle attached to the memento. Step 706b
presents the pull-tab for detaching the memento from the
bottle.
[0038] In some aspects of the method where the memento is a tag,
affixing the memento in Step 704 includes using adhesive to attach
a least a portion of a memento tag to the exterior surface of the
bottle. Alternately, Step 704 includes substeps (not shown). Step
704a attaches a link such as string, ribbon, or elastic to a
semi-rigid memento tag. Step 704b attaches the link to a bottle
exterior surface.
[0039] A detachable memento system and method are presented to
memorialize at bottled product, or bottle label. A few examples
have been given as to how the memento can be placed on a bottle.
Examples have been given as to how the memento can be integrated
with a label. Likewise, some examples have been given of how the
memento can be detached. However, it should be understood that the
invention is not limited to these examples. The invention can also
be enabled using other conventional labels or labeling systems. It
should also be understood that although the present invention only
describes the use of a memento to identify a bottled product, the
invention would also be applicable to other packages, such as cans,
boxes, paper-wrapped products, and plastic-wrapped products. In
another embodiment of the invention not specifically described
above, the memento can be information written on a wine bottle
cork. Other variations and embodiments of the invention will occur
to those skilled in the art.
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